NYC parking guides
Plain answers about alternate side parking, street cleaning tickets and NYC parking signs.
Which Holidays Suspend Alternate Side Parking in NYC?NYC suspends alternate side parking on about 40 days a year — legal, religious and cultural holidays. Which ones, and when meters are off too.NYC Alternate Side Parking Rules, Explained (2026)How alternate side parking works in New York City: reading the broom sign, which side, how long, holidays, snow, and the $65 ticket.Alternate Side Parking and Snow in NYCDoes NYC suspend alternate side parking for snow? How suspensions are announced, how to check today's status, and what still applies.Can You Park After the Street Sweeper Passes in NYC?No. NYC alternate side parking rules apply for the whole time on the sign, even after the sweeper has gone by. Here's why, and what people do instead.How to Read the NYC Broom Parking SignWhat the red broom sign means, how arrows define the stretch of curb, what moon-and-stars signs mean, and how it interacts with other NYC parking signs.NYC Street Cleaning Ticket: How Much It Costs and How to Fight ItA NYC street cleaning ticket (violation code 21) is $65 in every borough. How to pay it, how to dispute it, and the deadlines that add late fees.